1960 Summer Olympics / Participant (United States)

United States

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The United States participated in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Italy Rome with a delegation of 292 athletes, 241 men and 51 women, in part.

Participants by sport

basketball

Men United States National Basketball Team : Jerry West Adrian Smith Oscar Robertson Jerry Lucas Les Lane Allen Kelley Darrall Imhoff Burdie Haldorson Terry Dischinger Bob Boozer Walt Bellamy Jay Arnette

Boxing

Men Nick Spanakos Percy Price, Jr. Harry Campbell Humberto Barrera Phil Baldwin Jerry Armstrong Quincey Daniels Wilbert McClure Eddie Crook Muhammad Ali

fencing

Men George Worth Roland Wommack Ralph Spinella Joseph Paletta, Jr. Tibor Nyilas Alfonso Morales David Micahnik James Margolis Allan Kwartler Henry Kolowrat, Jr. Hal Goldsmith Gene Glazer Dick Dyer Michael D'Asaro Daniel Bukantz Albert Axelrod

Women Jan York-Romary Evelyn Terhune Maxine Mitchell Harriet King Judy Goodrich

Weightlifting

Men John Pulskamp Norb Schemansky Tommy Kono Jim George Jim Bradford Ike Berger Chuck Vinci

canoe

Men John Wolters Kenneth James Wilson John Pagkos Robert O'Brien Richard Moran Charles Lundmark Frank Havens Chick Dermond Arnold Demos Paul Beachem

Women Glo Perrier Diane Jerome Mary Ann DuChai

athletics

Men Ronald Zinn George Young Anthony Watson Max Truex Herman Stokes Bob Soth Jerry Siebert Bill Sharpe Ray Norton Tom Murphy Phil Mulkey Bob Mimm Gordon McKenzie Bruce MacDonald Ron Laird Johnny Kelley Deacon Jones Stone Johnson Rudy Haluza Albert Hall Jim Grelle Joe Faust Dave Edstrom Charlie Dumas Bill Dellinger Ira Davis Ernie Cunliffe Hal Connolly Phil Coleman Pete Close Dave Clark Al Cantello Dyrol Burleson Frank Budd Alex Breckenridge Terry Beucher Jim Beatty Ed Bagdonas Bill Alley John William Allen John Thomas Dallas Long Hayes Jones Dick Howard Dick Cochran Dave Sime Bo Roberson Parry O'Brien Ron Morris Willie May Cliff Cushman Les Carney Rink Babka Earl Young Jack Yerman Al Oerter Bill Nieder Rafer Johnson Lee Calhoun Don Bragg Ralph Boston Otis Davis Glenn Davis

Women Willye White Jo Ann Terry-Grissom Annie Smith Neomia Rogers Irene Robertson Ernestine Pollards Pam Kurrell Jean Gaertner Olga Connolly Pat Daniels-Winslow Shirley Crowder Barbara Brown Karen Anderson-Oldham Earlene Brown Lucinda Williams Barbara Jones Martha Hudson Wilma Rudolph

Modern pentathlon

Men George Lambert Jack Daniels Robert Beck

Cycling

Men Lars Zebroski Bob Tetzlaff Jack Simes David Sharp Jim Rossi Robert Parish Michael Hiltner Charlie Hewett Jack Hartman Bill friend Herb Francis Dick Cortright Wes Chowen

horse riding

Men Hugh Wiley Walter Staley J. Michael Plumb Michael Page David Lurie William Steinkraus George Morris Frank Chapot

Women Jessica Newberry-Ransehousen Patricia Galvin de la Tour d'Auvergne

Wrestling

Men John Richard Wilson Gray Simons Ben Northrup Dale Lewis Larry Lauchle Bill Kerslake Louis Giani Howard George Fritz Fivian Ed DeWitt Russell Camilleri Dan Brand Lee Dale Allen Shelby Wilson Terry McCann Doug Blubaugh

rowing

Men Mike Yonker Howard Winfree Robert Bruce Wilson Gayle Thompson Skip Sweetser Monte Stocker Kurt Seiffert Roy Rubin Robert Peck Rogers Lyman Perry Harry Lambert Parker Mark Moore William Camielle Long Bill Knecht John B. Kelly junior Ted Frost Peter George Bos Joe Baldwin Chuck Alm Kent Mitchell Conn Findlay Dick Draeger Richard Wailes John Sayre Ted Nash Arthur Ayrault

shoot

Men Arnold Riegger Daniel Puckel Laurence Mosely Nelson Lincoln John Hurst John Foster James Clark James Hill Bill McMillan

Swimming

swim

Men Alan Somers Gene Lenz Bruce Hunter George Breen Frank Winters William Mulliken George Harrison Paul Hait Bill Darnton Dick look Dave Gillanders Robert Earl Bennett Frank McKinney Lance Larson Michael Troy Jeff Farrell Stephen Clark

Women Carolyn House Nina Harmer Anne Warner Shirley Stobs Sylvia Ruuska Patty Kempner Susan Doerr Donna de Varona Molly Botkin Carolyn Wood Joan Spillane Carolyn Schuler Lynn Burke Chris from Saltza

Diving

Men Sam Hall Bob Webster Gary Tobian

Women Patsy Willard Juno Stover-Irwin Paula Jean Myers-Pope

Water polo

Men US national water polo team Wally Wolf Ron Volmer Fred Tisue Ronald Severa Chick McIlroy Robert Horn Gordie Hall Ron Crawford Marvin Burns Chuck Bittick

sailing

Men Robert Morford Wood Gene Walet, III Harry Sindle Allen McClure Claude Kohler Peter Barrett William Parks Robert Halperin David James Smith George O'Day James Hawley Hunt

do gymnastics

Men Don Tonry Fred Orlofsky Gar O'Quinn Abie Grossfeld Jack Beckner Larry Banner

Women Gail Sontgerath Sharon Richardson Teri Montefusco Betty Jean Maycock Doris Gudrun Fuchs Muriel Davis-Grossfeld

Web links

• US Olympic team from 1960 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )